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What tires are good for 15x8 wheels

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Rise007, May 28, 2020.

  1. May 28, 2020 at 8:21 PM
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    Just bought me some aftermarket rims and idk what size of tires I should put on it. I want all terrain tires but I want a good sidewalk for the tires and also want it to look wider when the tires on, what could be a great size of tire for my 15x8 rims
     
  2. May 29, 2020 at 1:38 AM
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    are you sure them rimzzz will clear your calipers yet???
     
  3. May 29, 2020 at 6:05 AM
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    They should it just one inch wider stock ones are 16x7
     
  4. May 29, 2020 at 6:08 AM
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    It should a clear man they deep dish but not to much offset
     
  6. May 29, 2020 at 8:18 AM
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    If you have 4 wheel drive or the 6 lug wheels, 15" wheels won't clear the brake calipers, it needs at least 16" or larger. The width of 8" vs 7" doesn't make a difference. But offset or backspacing can make a difference. Let us know exactly what your 2012 truck is, 2wd or 4wd and how many lugs hold the wheel on , 5 or 6?
     
  7. May 29, 2020 at 8:53 AM
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  8. May 29, 2020 at 8:59 AM
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    Damn hopefully they fit man you got me worried now
     
  9. May 29, 2020 at 9:06 AM
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    Same crap everyone else got
    Pretty sure you're going to have to grind down some of your caliper for clearance. What made you want to get 15in wheels?
     
  10. May 29, 2020 at 9:10 AM
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    I like small rims and well also looking to get a tire with big side wall
     
  11. May 29, 2020 at 9:16 AM
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    Same crap everyone else got
    well best of luck. let us know how it goes. when you test fit one of your wheels.
     
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    15s on a 4WD only work in Hawaii.

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  13. May 30, 2020 at 5:31 AM
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    Well I gotta say they look sick but the calipers hits, I was think on looking for slimmer calipers or just get spacer, I also could grind them but that not might be a good idea
     
  14. May 30, 2020 at 9:04 AM
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    I got a set of spidertrax spacers I’m not using anymore if you wanna pm me, if not good luck my man
     
  15. May 30, 2020 at 9:40 AM
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    I ground my calipers down and it worked good for awhile but off-roading in sand and mud eventually rubbed a hole in one side.
     
  16. May 30, 2020 at 9:42 AM
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    Do you mind sending a picture of them grinder down? You think spacer would help just to not grind a lot from the caliper???
     
  17. May 30, 2020 at 9:48 AM
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    It’s hard to tell but I just put the wheel on and spun it and then ground where it hit. It took about 10 tries till they cleared. If you grind too much it will go through and junk the caliber FD04D2F8-1F0C-4408-AA08-790D32751A6A.jpg
     
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    My wheels are 16” so it might not even be possible with 15”
     
  19. May 30, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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    Well they do fit I am thinking on adding spacer so I’ll just have to grind less on the caliper so I am with one question what’s the backspace of the stock 16 6lug wheel so I know what spacer I need
     
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